Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

I don't know what did we expect after they removed their "Don't be evil" motto.

is this evil, actually? a well-made autonomous system might go a long way towards improving accurate targeting and reducing civilian casualties.

if you're mad about the existence of weapons then please review the prisoners' dilemma again. we manage defection on smaller scales using governments but let's presuppose that major world powers will not accept the jurisdiction of some one-world government that can prevent defection by force. especially not the ones who are powerful and prosperous (like us) who would mostly lose under such an arrangement.